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Viruses > DNA Viruses > Poxviridae > Chordopoxvirinae > Molluscipoxvirus

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Molluscipoxvirus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A genus of POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, infecting humans. Transmission is by direct contact among children, by sexual contact among young adults, or by fomites. MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM VIRUS is the type species.

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  • txid10278

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SN3MCFTW-F

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